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Listening to the World Locally – The Homecoming Tour of Taiwanese Musicians

Publication date: 20 Aug 2024
Author: Lee Yi-ling, Wang Li-Chiao | Staff member at the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

Ninety years ago, in August 1934, a group of young Taiwanese musicians embarked on the first Western music concert tour in Taiwan’s history. The Homecoming Concert Tour began with great fanfare during the scorching summer of the South Island, kicking off at the Taipei Medical School Auditorium. With a packed itinerary, the tour traveled southward, stopping at public assembly halls in Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, and Tainan, before culminating in a final performance at the Kaohsiung Youth Hall. Despite the demanding schedule, the musicians delivered exquisite piano melodies and harmonies to audiences across Taiwan, sparking widespread acclaim.

This article focuses on Taiwan’s first “Homecoming Concert Tour,” which was rapidly organized in just over a month. The program primarily featured Western musical compositions. During the scorching summer of the South Island, this grand musical feast unfolded with enthusiasm, traveling from north to south with seven performances. It offered audiences across Taiwan an auditory delight, broadened their horizons, and brought Western music closer to the local population. This tour marked the beginning of Taiwan’s musical diversity and led to Taiwan’s music being recognized on the Olympic stage, where Taiwanese music shone brightly on the global scene.

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Academia Sinica popular science media "Research for You" features a special article introducing the exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers
2024-07-10

In recent years, the Institute of Taiwan History has curated an exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers from the Japanese colonial period. With the comprehensive online availability of these digital newspaper materials, they have been widely utilized across various fields. The significance of these historical newspaper archives has garnered attention from Academia Sinica popular science media, "Research for You." They have specially crafted an article titled "Extra! Taiwan Shinminpo Revived! Revealing the Century-old History of Passionate Journalism at Taiwan History Archives," which uses accessible language to introduce the archival team's journey in organizing these newspaper materials, new research findings, and uncovering the spirited history of Taiwanese journalism from a century ago.

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